CONSTITUTION & RULES

A lack of snow threatened the Games but the Austrian army came to the rescue. The Innsbruck Games were threatened by a lack of snow. The Austrian army rushed to the rescue, carving out 20,000 blocks of ice from the mountain side and transporting them down to the luge and bobsleigh tracks. They also carried 40,000 cubic metres of snow to the Alpine skiing slopes.

Mongolia, India and North Korea all made their debuts, and the latter’s Han Pil Hwa took silver in the women’s 3,000m speed skating event, her country’s first Olympic Winter medal. In the bobsleigh, athletes raced on a track that used artificial ice – another first. This resulted in the sport losing much of its danger.

IX - Winter Olympic Games
Innsbruck 1964

Opening Ceremony

29 Jan 1964

Closing Ceremony

09 Feb 1964

Host City

Innsbruck

Country

Austria

Nations Participating

36

Athletes

Female199Male892

Events

34

Disciplines

1

Asian Medal Standings

Rank

Country

G

S

B

T

RT

1

DPR Korea

0

1

0

1

1

Total:

0

1

0

1

Legend

G - Gold S - Silver B - Bronze T - Total RT - Rank by Total

Note

Rank by Total is calculated by total number of Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals.

Emblem

Emblem, Innsbruck 1964

The emblem represents the coat of arms of the city of Innsbruck, showing the b